Dick was a sailor o a big ship. It went to Japan and Australia, so Dick was often on the ship for several months at a time. When he woke up in the morning and looked out, he only saw the sea, or sometimes a port.

When he was twenty-three, Dick got married and bought a small house with a garden in his wife's town. It was far away from the sea. Then he had to go back to his ship, and he did not come home for two months. He went from the port to the town by bus, and was very happy to see his wife again.

The next morning he slept until 9 o'clock. Then he woke up suddenly and looked out of the window. There were trees a few feet away. He was very frightened and jumped out of bed, shouting, "We've hit land!"

A    Answer these questions:

1. What kind of work did Dick do?
2. What did he usually see when he woke up and looked out?
3. Where did he buy a house?
4. What did he see when he woke up in his house and looked out?
5. What did he do then?
6. What did he say?

B     Which of these sentences are true? Write down the correct ones.

1. Dick's ship made long trips.
2. Dick never saw the land during these trips.
3. He bought a house near the sea.
4. He left his wife for two months.
5. When his ship came back, he went to a hotel in the port.
6. He woke up in a forest with trees around him.
7. He was afraid when he saw the trees.
8. He thought, "I'm on the ship, and it has hit land!"

C    Write this story using words instead of pictures.

Dick had a friend. His name was George, and he was a  too. He worked in a  for a long time. Then Dick did not see him for two years.

When they  again, George was learning to fly an  . Dick was  , but George said, "Well, when things go , they always come  again; but sometimes things go  and don't come  again!